(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a small narrow river.
There was a small ~ at the end of the garden.
...a mountain ~.
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ of smoke, air, or liquid is a narrow moving mass of it.
He breathed out a ~ of cigarette smoke...
Add the oil in a slow, steady ~.
N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n
3.
A ~ of vehicles or people is a long moving line of them.
There was a ~ of traffic behind him.
N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n
4.
A ~ of things is a large number of them occurring one after another.
We had a constant ~ of visitors.
N-COUNT: with supp, usu N of n
5.
If a liquid ~s somewhere, it flows or comes out in large amounts.
Tears ~ed down their faces...
She came in, rain ~ing from her clothes and hair.
VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv
6.
If your eyes are ~ing, liquid is coming from them, for example because you have a cold. You can also say that your nose is ~ing.
Her eyes were ~ing now from the wind...
A cold usually starts with a ~ing nose and dry throat.
VERB: usu cont, V, V-ing
7.
If people or vehicles ~ somewhere, they move there quickly and in large numbers.
Refugees have been ~ing into Travnik for months...
VERB: V prep/adv
8.
When light ~s into or out of a place, it shines strongly into or out of it.
Sunlight was ~ing into the courtyard.
VERB: V prep/adv
9.
If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on ~ or is brought on ~, it begins to operate or becomes available.
As new mines come on ~, Chile’s share of world copper output will increase sharply...
PHRASE: usu V PHRASE
10.
see also jet ~